Besides, what is tea slang for?
Tea. Spill the tea, according to the first definition published in Urban Dictionary, means “gossip or personal information belonging to someone else; the scoop; the news.” The term, in its purest form, is used for gossip and to indicate that yours is the juiciest of news.
Subsequently, question is, what does Thanks for the tea mean? 1) the person you are talking to is someone you barely know but at the same time when he(she) is younger than you. 2) the person and yourself are in the same social status(colleague, co-worker, same age etc.)
In this manner, why do they call gossip tea?
It appears that T, also spelled tea, had a double-edged meaning in black drag culture. It could refer to a hidden truth, as Chablis uses it, and it could also refer to someone else's hidden truth—that is, gossip: Straight life must be so boring. They give you dance and great tea [gossip].
What is tea figuratively?
Generally "tea" has two meanings: it's a refreshing hot drink* or a meal taken in the afternoon (if you're posh) or evening (if you're not).
